Doves

Black and White Town

From the album Some Cities by Doves

not in the chart
(this song didn't appear in the top 100 chart)

Song Info

"Black and White Town" is the lead single on Doves' third album, Some Cities. The single is believed to be based upon the Cheshire town of Wilmslow where the band met and scored the band their second Top 10 hit, charting at #6 on the UK Singles Chart. The atmospheric single is noted for its heavy piano and guitars played in unison, with Andy Williams' percussion maintaining a driving beat. The video for "Black and White Town" was filmed on a Glasgow council estate. There Read more...

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Song Stats

Highest chart position:

6

Weeks in the chart:

4

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Awards

This song has not won any awards that are recognised by Song of the Decade. We include BRIT Awards, Ivor Novello Awards, NME Awards, MTV Europe Awards, MOBO Awards and BPI Awards.

Comments (2)

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aliflower7

@ 5:39pm on 6 November 2009

You just HAVE to sing along to this, it's a euphoric tune!

ag290190

@ 2:58pm on 26 October 2009

Such A Jolly Track, brings a smile to my face whenever I hear it